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Duchy of Masovia was a district principality and a fiefdom of the Kingdom of Poland, existing during the Middle Ages. [1] [2] The state was centered in Mazovia in the northeastern Kingdom of Poland, and during its existence, its capital was located in the Płock , Czersk and Warsaw .
Duke of Masovia (Polish: Książę Mazowsza) was a title borne by the sons and descendants of the Polish Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth. In accordance with the last will and testament of Bolesław, upon his death his lands were divided into four to five hereditary provinces distributed among his sons, and a royal province of Kraków reserved for ...
RulerRulerBornReign1093 Ehingen Daughter of Henry, Count of ...28 October 1138 – 27 July 1144Duchy of Masovia (at Łęczyca)1122 Third son of Boleslaus III of Poland ...28 October 1138 – 5 January 1173Regency of Casimir II of Poland ...Regency of Casimir II of Poland ...Regency of Casimir II of Poland ...Regency of Casimir II of Poland ...1162 Son of Boleslaus IV of Poland and ...5 January 1173 – 1186Duke Ernest and Cimburgis of Masovia. Ernest has an important place in the history of the dynasty for two reasons: in 1414 Ernest first refers to himself as archduke in a document. He is thus the first member of the family to bear this title, which had been usurped by his uncle Rudolf IV.
Sep 7, 2023 · In 1275 when he reached the age of majority, Masovia was shared between him and his brother. He received the Duchy of Płock. Boleslaw did not like how much of the Duchy he was receiving and a prolonged conflict between the two brothers broke out.
- Płock, Mazowieckie
- Dss Gaudemunda Sophia of Lithuania
- Mazowieckie
The Duchy of Warsaw was a feudal district duchy in Masovia, centered on the Warsaw Land. Its capital was Warsaw. The state was established in 1310, in the partition of the Duchy of Masovia, with duke Siemowit II of Masovia becoming its first leader.
The Duchy of Masovia was governed by a younger branch of the Piast dynasty that ruled Poland from 960 to 1370. In the first forty years of the fourteen century Warsaw grew as an important center of Ducal power becoming the leading town of the Duchy in the years 1350-1355 under Kazimierz I Trojdenowicz (1341-1355).
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Alexander of Masovia was born in 1400 in Plock, son of Ziemowit IV, Duke of Masovia. Ziemowit was of the line of the royal Polish house of the Piast; his wife, Alexandra, was the sister of Ladislav II, King of Poland. Alexander spent much of his boyhood at the court of his uncle the king.
